Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop. ~Ovid
Heaven is blessed with perfect rest but the blessing of earth is toil. ~Henry van Dyke
God sells us all things at the price of labor. ~Leonardo da Vinci
The man who doesn't relax and hoot a few hoots voluntarily, now and
then, is in great danger of hooting hoots and standing on his head for
the edification of the pathologist and trained nurse, a little later
on. ~Elbert Hubbard
Work isn't to make money; you work to justify life. ~Marc Chagall
Without labor nothing prospers. ~Sophocles
Labor was the first price, the original purchase-money that was paid
for all things. It was not by gold or by silver, but by labor, that
all wealth of the world was originally purchased. ~Adam Smith
Man is so made that he can only find relaxation from one kind of labor by taking up another. ~Anatole France, The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard
God give me work, till my life shall end
And life, till my work is done.
~Epitaph of Winifred Holtby
Sometimes it's important to work for that pot of gold. But other times
it's essential to take time off and to make sure that your most
important decision in the day simply consists of choosing which color
to slide down on the rainbow. ~Douglas Pagels, These Are the Gifts I'd Like to Give to You
The only liberty an inferior man really cherishes is the liberty to
quit work, stretch out in the sun, and scratch himself. ~H.L. Mencken
There is precious little hope to be got out of whatever keeps us
industrious, but there is a chance for us whenever we cease work and
become stargazers. ~H.M. Tomlinson
The end of labor is to gain leisure. ~Aristotle
It is labour indeed that puts the difference on everything. ~John Locke, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, 1690
If all the cars in the United States were placed end to end, it would probably be Labor Day Weekend. ~Doug Larson
Labor Day is a glorious holiday because your child will be going back
to school the next day. It would have been called Independence Day,
but that name was already taken. ~Bill Dodds
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My Dad taught me by his own example, actions and words that the goal of a person's labor is to leave the world a better place. He also taught me to choose the path of my heart, to find and do work that I love, to follow my bliss. I am so grateful to him for these lessons about labor in life.
Hat's off to your dad! Good sound advice.
Thank you for sharing it.
Great image, text as well as photo
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Thank you John....good to see you here. Will visit your blog ASAP and view your new photo's. Good weekend to you.
A little late for Labor Day, but good quotes, none-the-less...for any time of year.